Adjustable radiator bracket



July 19, 1932. w. G. MADISON ADJUSTABLE RADIATOR BRACKET Filed July 13, 1931 Patented July 19, 1932 WALTER e. MADISON, or was, VIOWA V ADJUSTABLE RADIATOR BRACKET Application filed July 13, 1931. Serial No. 550,544.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved construction for a bracket or hanger for supporting radiators of a heating system.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved wall bracket for radiators, the bracket having certain elements capable of adjustment for securing the desired positioning of the radiator.

Still another object of the invention is torovide an improved radiator bracket which is of rugged yet simple and inexpensive construction and which lends itself to ease and quickness of installation.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in the construction, ar rangement and combination of the various parts of my device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved radiator bracket.

Figure 2 is a plan view illustrating a radiator supported from a wall or the like by means of two of the brackets constituting my invention. I

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical section on the line 33of Figure 2, the dotted lines indicating the tilted position which may be assumed by the bracket in placing it on a lag screw carried by the wall.

Figure 4 is a detail section of a portion of the supporting means, substantially on the line ll of Figure 3. v

The bracket or hanger includes the vertical body 10 having at its upper end a forwardly projecting lug 12 and at its lower end a forwardly projecting lug 14. The lugs 12 and 14 are V-shaped or pointed at their outer extremities and are adapted to fit between adjacent sections 16 of a radiator assembly to be supported by the bracket.

Preferably the upper lug 12 is connected at its sides to the side margins ofthe body plate 10 by means of webs or flanges 18 and the lower lug 14 is connected to the body plate by means of a weborfillet 20 for strengthening purposes.

The body plate 10 is for-med near its upper end with an enlarged opening 22 extending therethrough and adaptedto accommodate a lag screw or the'like 24wh'ich may be seated in a wall such as 26 from which a radiator is to be supported. "The lag screw 24 preferably is equipped with a special form of washer 28 which has a fiat face for engaging the face of the wall 26 and which serves to space the head of the lag screw a suitable distance from the wall. The washer 28 pref erably is formed at its upper rear side with a notched out portion 28 which serves to expose a portion of the stem of the lag screw and to permit the'body plate 10 of the bracket immediately above its opening 22 to engage directly with the screw as illustrated most clearly in Figure 3. By this means the bracket is adapted to be supported on the wall.' I a r V c A hanger bolt 30 isp'rovided -and ise'xtended loosely through the forward portion of the upper lug 12 of the bracket. I The bolt 30 is threaded at its upper end and provided with a nut 32. The bolt 30 is bent or curved between its ends so that its lower portion is directed forwardly in substantially a, ,horizontal plane and is adapted to project between two radiator sections 16]. f A hanger plate 34 is provided and is formed in its lower part withan opening 36, preferably a downwardly directed notch. The notch 36 preferably, isrectangular in section and is adapted to fit snugly the squared portion 30 adjacent the head of thehanger bolt 30 as shown particularly 1n Figure 4.

The hanger plate'3d extends upwardly'from the horizontal part of the curved hanger bolt 30 and engages two of the radiator sections 16 in supporting position. The-plate 341s ar- PATENT ranged to extend transversely of the space between two adjacent sections 16 and enters the slots 38 of both sections. The slots 38 are such as are commonly formed between the ,in the form of a screw or bolt 40 having a threaded connection with the lower end of the body plate 10 of the bracket. The stabilizing bolt 40 carries a bar washer 42 which is adapted to be extended transversely of the space between two radiator sections 16 and to engage in the slots 38 thereof. After the radiator has been mounted on the bracket and put in place on its support the stabilizing bolt 40 maybe tightened up to hold the radiatorclose" tothe lower end of the-bracket and in engagement with the pointed end of the lower lug 14; to prevent lateral or outward swinging movement of the radiator and to keep it plumb regardless of irregularities in the wall. This-tightening operation may be accomplished by inserting a screw driver between the two radiator sections from the front or outer side as will be readily under stood. V 1, In use one or more of the brackets are used for each radiator unit as indicated in Figure'2. i

The lag screws 24 are first seated in the wall at thedesired locations. The brackets are attached to the radiator by placing the forwardly projecting lugs 12 and 14 in engagement with. two of the sections and with their pointed portions extending therebetween and with the bolts 30 and 40 also 8X- tending between the sections. The hanger plates 3a are caused to engage the ends of the curved bolts 30 and the brackets are adjusted to such positions that the upper edges of the hanger plates contact with the upper ends of the slots38 of the two sections and then the nuts 32 are tightened. The bar washers of thestabilizing bolts 40 are also placed in transverse positions and the bolts are tightened in their seats inthe bracket.

7 When the'brackets have thus been mounted on the radiator and both bolts made tight, the radiator is ready to be installed and this is accomplished by causing the openings 22 of the body plates to engage over the projecting lag screws and over the special washers 28 thereon. This may be accomplished by a slight tilting movement as indicated by dottedlines in Figure 8, after which the base plates 10 of the brackets assume positions in engagement with the face of the wall and the radiator is thus supported in slightly spaced relation to the wall. 7

' The elongated openings 22 in the body plates of thebrackets' permit some adjust ment to bring the radiator to the desired location.

It is obvious that I have provided a rugged, durable and eflicient type of radiator hanger or bracket and that it is a comparatively easy matter to make the installation by using these brackets.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my device, without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention 1. A hanger ior radiators comprising a body plate formed with forwardly projecting lugs adapted to engage between adjacent radiator sections, means for supporting said plate on a wall, a hanger bolt carried'by one of said lugs,said bolt'adapted' to extend between the radiator sections, and a hanger plate carried by said bolt for engaging beneath partsof both sections.

2. A hanger for radiators comprising a body plate formed with forwardly projecting lugs adapted to engage adjacent radiator sections, means for supporting said plate on a'wall, a hanger bolt carried by one of said lugs, said bolt adapted to extend between the radiator sections, and a hanger plate carried.

by said bolt for engaging beneath parts of both sections, said bolt being provided-with a turnable nut engaging above the lug'which carries the bolt to permit adjustment of said hanger bolt from a position above its supporting lug. o

3. A hanger for radiators comprising a body plate formed with projecting lugs adapted to engage a radiator, means for securing the radiator to the hanger in contact with said lugs, an opening being formed through said body plate, a lag screw or the like, adapted to "be secured to a wall, and to extend through the opening inosaid body plate, and a special washer on said lag screw of greater thickness than the thickness of said body plate, said washer being notched at its upper innerportion adjacent the wall to permit a portion of the .body plate to enter said notched portion and to be held thereby in contact with the wall. Y

4;. A hanger for radiators comprisinga body plate formed with forwardly projecting lugs, said lugs being pointed at their'ends for engaging between adjacent radiator sections, means for supporting said plate on av wall, a hanger bolt carried by one of said lugs, said bolt being bent between its ends substantially at right angles and adapted to'extend between the radiator sections, and ajhanger plate carried by said bolt for engaging b'e neath parts of bothesections. V

5.- 1 a radiator" hanger, a body plate, i230 means for supporting said plate on a wall, a lug on said plate projecting forwardly therefrom, a hanger bolt extending through said lug and threaded at its upper end to receive a nut above said lug, said bolt being bent substantially at right angles between its ends to provide a substantially horizontal portion adapted to extend between parts of a radiator structure, and a hanger plate apertured to engage the horizontal portion of said bolt, said hanger plate extending above said horizontal portion into supporting engagement with parts of the radiator structure.

Des Moines, Iowa, June 29, 1931.

WALTER G. MADISON. 

